My First Year in Review - Part 1

This past week I have had several IMs from my SL friends recalling times, places and events over the past year. Most of these you can read about by checking the blog archive on the right, but I wanted to highlight a few here.

As best as I can recall, it all started when I landed on Boot's Gay Beach just after May 23, 2008. It was there that I met JakeC Hotshot and Eddi Haskell. I became the project of a newbie makeover. Something that took several hours and alot of patience on my part to complete. Everything from my Fratboy shape and Dante skin from Naughty, followed by a trip to FNKY for a few things. I guess you could say it was an extreme makeover.

I remember becoming the first prom king at a Jake's party. This was followed by getting a job at Jake's Club and becoming one of The Original Jake's Boys, Getting my photo taken by Eddi for the tip jar. Having long late night chats in the gallery with my first best SL friend Brady. Hanging out with Jamie Flintock, who was so patient with me as I was learning how to climb up stairs. And I will never forget my first Brady photoshoot in the water with Baz and Troy.

But just as things were getting started for me, a few months later, my computer hard drive crashed and I was not able to log into SL.

My 15 Seconds of Fame

Actually it was probably less than that. Eddi Haskell posted a YouTube video that he put together called Hot Guys in SL. Unfortunately it was only up for a few days because some guys felt left out. I thought it was pretty good and not just because i was in it.

Boot's Gay Beach

Last night I had just signed on and a few minutes later I got a TP invite from Eddi Haskell to join him at Boot's Gay Beach. I had been to this place a few times before. There were lots of hot guys all over the beach dancing. I saw a huge elephant. "Them Republicans really know how to crash a party." Later I even saw a zebra. All of us having a great time dancing on the beach. That's me in the middle of the picture along JakeC Hotshot and Eddi Haskell on the right and Ammon Pera on the left.

My Friend Jamie Flintlock also showed up. I always enjoy seeing and look forward to chatting with him. He has a few ideas about where he wants to go with his SL experience. I like to help him and give him much encouragement wherever it takes him.